Staff Reporters

ON November 14 the Laing report on the review of the Occupational Health & Safety Act was presented to the Western Australian Government.

AFTER a nationwide recruitment search, FPDSavills has appointed Perth office commercial property management and facilities division director Paul Craig (pictured) as general manager of the WA branch.

THE South West did well at the 2003 WA Small Business Awards with six South West businesses being recognised as finalists.

Public comment is invited until September 8 on a draft plan for redeveloping a 4ha section of the 17ha Leighton marshalling yards.

DESPITE ongoing growth in the consumer wireless LAN market, total revenues from enterprise wireless LAN sales have declined of late.

Watermark Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys has appointed Matthew English as an associate, to be based in its Perth office.

Supreme Court of Western Australia July 21

A QUEENSLAND Industrial Relations Commission case has considered whether or not pro rata long-service leave should be paid to employees who resign because of a domestic or other pressing necessity.

SINCE July 2002 ASIC has placed a total of 89 stop orders on defective prospectuses seeking to raise more than $383 million from the public.

Kilarney in conjunction with Tivoli Security and IBM is holding an IT Security and Risk Management Seminar entitled What Can Happen When Information Is Unprotected? Almost Anything, on Wednesday August 6 at the Royal Perth Yacht Club.

TWELVE housing lots will go under the hammer on August 16 in the fourth release of Subiaco Redevelopment Authority's Subiaco Rise subdivision.

Carmichael Capital Markets Pty Ltd has appointed Peter Williams senior manager, corporate finance.

Public comment is invited on the WA Government's draft wilderness policy.

MORE Australian workers are happy with their jobs, Leadership Management Australia has revealed.

PERTH Mercedes-Benz dealership Westpoint Star has worked with Wesbar Vanquip to become the first Western Australian motor company to create a vehicle that can be driven by a person sitting in an electric or manual wheelchair.

On Wednesday August 6, NGIS Australia is running a Web Mapping Technology Breakfast Seminar, at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Perth.

Naeem Layer has assumed the role of senior manager, risk and management assurance services with PKF Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers.

Public comment is invited on a draft Aboriginal fishing strategy addressing the recognition and inclusion of customary fishing in fisheries legislation...

CITIZEN Advocacy West Perth is seeking sponsors for its upcoming art exhibition, to be held in Allendale Square in October.

Melissa Worthington has joined Australian Wine Holdings Limited as group public relations and marketing coordinator.

WESTERN Australian employers faced tax and superannuation changes at a State and Federal level that took effect from July 1.

CGU House at 179 St Georges Terrace has been sold for $11.1 million to a foreign investor.

THE Chamber of Minerals and Energy has panned the Federal Opposition's proposal to fund a higher education policy through wholesale cuts to the Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme.

Expressions of interest are being sought for Mid West Regional Development Scheme grants worth $400,000 to the district.

SWISS researchers have released a paper outlining how to increase the speed of cracking alphanumeric Windows passwords, reducing the time to break the codes to an average of 13.6 seconds, from an average speed of 1 minute 41 seconds. The method, called t

Perth-based integrated engineering firm...

FROM August 1 a new code will apply to banks that agree to adopt it that extends many of the protections afforded to consumers to parties involved in commercial loans provided to individuals and small businesses.

LEADERS of significant and innovative environmental reform in the construction industry were showcased in the 2003 Case Earth Awards last week.

WORKS Infrastructure clinched the award for environmental excellence in the project worth up to $2 million category for its Mount Lawley Senior High School site remediation work.

The WA Club in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Management and Wesley Mission Perth, is conducting a luncheon entitled Creative Leadership In A Modern World, at The WA Club from 12:30pm to 2:00pm.

BOOM Logistics has acquired another Brambles enterprise, this time the Brambles Goldfields Crane division.

Jon Bilson has recently joined IPS Worldwide as state manager.